BACKGROUND: The Lund-MacKay score (LMS) is the standard for communicating radiological extent of chronic rhinosinusitis in research. However, retrospective analyses are often hindered by a substantial lack of radiological data. Calculating LMS from radiologists' reports may overcome this but has not been formally validated. METHODS: Twenty South Australian and 20 Texan patients with varying degrees of sinus disease were randomly chosen to undergo analysis. CT-derived LMSs were calculated directly by two expert rhinologists at each institution and compared with scores derived solely from accompanying radiology reports by two blinded reviewers. RESULTS: The total LMS obtained via the expert rhinologists correlated very highly with that obtained from radiology reports (Spearman rank correlation, 0.75-0.88; p < 0.001). However, when individual sinuses were specifically analyzed, the correlation was highly variable. CONCLUSION: The results show that in both South Australian and Texan tertiary rhinology centers, radiologists' reports can be reliably used to calculate the total LMS.
BACKGROUND: The Lund-MacKay score (LMS) is the standard for communicating radiological extent of chronic rhinosinusitis in research. However, retrospective analyses are often hindered by a substantial lack of radiological data. Calculating LMS from radiologists' reports may overcome this but has not been formally validated. METHODS: Twenty South Australian and 20 Texan patients with varying degrees of sinus disease were randomly chosen to undergo analysis. CT-derived LMSs were calculated directly by two expert rhinologists at each institution and compared with scores derived solely from accompanying radiology reports by two blinded reviewers. RESULTS: The total LMS obtained via the expert rhinologists correlated very highly with that obtained from radiology reports (Spearman rank correlation, 0.75-0.88; p < 0.001). However, when individual sinuses were specifically analyzed, the correlation was highly variable. CONCLUSION: The results show that in both South Australian and Texan tertiary rhinology centers, radiologists' reports can be reliably used to calculate the total LMS.
Authors: Gargi Rai; Priyamvada Roy; Neelima Gupta; Sonal Sharma; Sajad Ahmed Dar; Mohammad Ahmed Ansari; V G Ramachandran; Shukla Das Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2017-07-26
Authors: Y Escamilla; A Cardesín; L Samara; S López; A Izquierdo; M Fradera; R Vives; M Bernal-Sprekelsen; Caridad Pontes Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2019-07-30 Impact factor: 2.503
Authors: A Cardesín; C Pontes; R Rosell; Y Escamilla; J Marco; M J Escobar; M Bernal-Sprekelsen Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2013-09-20 Impact factor: 2.503